Perhaps every one has read the Wisdom of Teams
Over the next week or so, I am going to explore each of the six “team basics” Katzenbach and Smith have identified in their research and see how they apply to design teams.
The six team basics are:
small number (fewer than twelve)
complimentary skills
common purpose
common set of specific performance goals
commonly agreed upon working approach
mutual accountability
The list looks deceptively simple, yet few teams I have ever been on have mastered all six. Sometimes the mix of skills is a little off or the performance goals are fuzzy or each person sees the problem at hand in a very different way. I am looking forward tot his exploration.
